Daniel 2:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 2:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
עָנֵ֣ה
ʻănâh
H6032
to answer
וְאָמַ֗ר
ʼămar
H560
to say
לְאַרְיוֹךְ֙
ʼĂryôwk
H746
Arioch
שַׁלִּיטָ֣א
shallîyṭ
H7990
ruler
דִֽי
dîy
H1768
which
מַלְכָּ֔א
melek
H4430
king
עַל
ʻal
H5922
upon
מָ֥ה
mâh
H4101
whatever
דָתָ֛א
dâth
H1882
decree
מְהַחְצְפָ֖ה
chătsaph
H2685
to be harsh
מִן
min
H4481
from
קֳדָ֣ם
qŏdâm
H6925
before
מַלְכָּ֑א
melek
H4430
king
אֱדַ֣יִן
ʼĕdayin
H116
then
מִלְּתָ֔א
millâh
H4406
word
הוֹדַ֥ע
yᵉdaʻ
H3046
to know
אַרְי֖וֹךְ
ʼĂryôwk
H746
Arioch
לְדָנִיֵּֽאל
Dânîyêʼl
H1841
Daniel
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World English Bible Public Domain
he answered Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
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King James Version Public Domain
He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
He answered and said to Arioch, the commander of the king, “Why is the decree from the king so urgent?” Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).